Earthquake details

Thursday, March 10, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Thursday, March 10, 1960 at 13:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 227.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.262 and latitude -15.278.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-15.278, -173.262
UTC time	1960-03-10 13:44:27.440

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1960-03-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	227.6 km
Nasinu	930.4 km
Suva	941.5 km
Lautoka	1025.0 km
Nadi	1033.5 km
Port Vila	1984.5 km
Noumea	2273.0 km
Tarawa	2390.0 km
Faaa	2537.3 km
Whangarei	2590.5 km
Auckland	2677.6 km
Papatoetoe	2685.8 km

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